ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 19 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Baltimore Banner Exposes Maryland Republicans Who Keep Hiring A Felon Who Stole From Marylanders Yesterday, the Baltimore Banner exposed the Maryland House Republican Caucus Committee, and Maryland Republican candidates like Councilman Nino Mangione, Baltimore County Executive candidate Patrick Dyer, State Senate candidate Kevin Ford, and Carroll County School Board member Greg Malveaux, for paying   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following written testimony by Zongyuan 'Zoe' Liu, senior fellow for China studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, from a June 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Beijing's Poison Pipeline: The CCP's Role in the Fentanyl Crisis." CCP is the Chinese Communist Party. * * * Executive Summary China did not cause America's fentanyl crisis. The crisis has domestic and regional roots: U.S. opioid demand,   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Matthew Guariglia, senior policy analyst for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, from a June 4, 2026, hearing entitled "The AI Security Landscape: How Frontier Models, Agentic AI, and AI Coding Tools Are Reshaping Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Resilience": * * * As a Senior Policy Analyst for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, I thank t  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 19 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Governor Wes Moore Rallies With Baltimore City And County Leaders Gov. Moore Encourages Marylanders To Get Out To Vote For Del. Malcolm Ruff, Councilman Julian Jones, Sarah David, And Karson Kamenetz  - Today, Governor Wes Moore joined Baltimore City Delegate Malcolm Ruff, Baltimore County Councilman Julian Jones, State's Attorney candidate Sarah David, and County Council candidate Karson Kamenet  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Press Secretary Marco Rubio on Threats from Ebola & Hantavirus Due to Trump's Cuts to Foreign Aid & WHO Withdrawal * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the impacts that President Trump's cuts to foreign aid and withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) have had on the Un  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Political] -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news: * * * NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake: We Must Reform the Espionage Act and Protect the First Amendment * My name is Thomas Drake. I am a decorated veteran of the United States Navy and Air Force. I served my country in uniform, and then I served it again as a senior executive at the National Security Agency - one of the most secretive and powerful intelligence organizations on earth. I believ  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 16 -- The University of Maryland Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Richard "Rick" E. Armiger Elected Chair of University of Maryland Golisano Children's Hospital Board of Advisors Richard "Rick" E. Armiger, Morgan Stanley executive and longtime child healthcare advocate, has been elected as chair of the University of Maryland Golisano Children's Hospital (UMGCH) Board of Advisors. UMGCH is located inside the University of Maryland Medical Center  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following closing remarks on June 18, 2026, at the Center for American Progress to mark the launch of "Religious Liberty For All: Celebrating This Founding Freedom at America 250": * * * REMARKS: Senator Coons delivers closing remarks at Center for American Progress event on religious liberty U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) delivered the closing remarks Tuesday at the Center for American Progress for the launch of "Religi  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: * * * Two Marine Corps Legends Awarded Medal of Honor, Inducted into Hall of Heroes On June 18, President Donald J. Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Maj. James Capers Jr., U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), and posthumously to Col. John W. Ripley, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), during a White House ceremony. On June 19, both Marines will be inducted into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, in recognition of their extraordi  more